Wp/oka/ałapet
Orthography
[edit | edit source]| Paul Creek Language Association | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Letter Name | IPA | Nsyilxcn Example | English |
| a | a | /a/ | anwí (it is you) | father |
| c | ci | /t͡ʃ/ | cʕas (crash) | church |
| c̓ | c̓a | /t͡ʃʼ/ | c̓ałt (cold) | cats |
| ə | ə | /ə/ | əcxʷuy (goes) | elephant |
| h | ha | /h/ | hiw̓t (rat) | happy |
| i | is | /i/ | ixíʔ (that/then) | see |
| k | kut | /k/ | kilx (hand) | kite |
| k̓ | k̓it | /kʼ/ | k̓ast (bad) | |
| kʷ | kʷup | /kʷ/ | kʷint (take) | queen |
| k̓ʷ | k̓ʷap | /kʷʼ/ | k̓ʷck̓ʷact (strong) | |
| l | li | /l/ | limt (happy) | love |
| l̓ | əl̓ | /lˀ/ | sl̓ax̌t | |
| ł | łu | /ɬ/ | łt̓ap (bounce/jump) | |
| ƛ̓ | ƛ̓i | /t͡ɬʼ/ | ƛ̓lap (stop) | |
| m | mi | /m/ | mahúyaʔ (raccoon) | mom |
| m̓ | əm̓ | /mˀ/ | stim̓ (what) | |
| n | nu | /n/ | naqs (one) | no |
| n̓ | ən̓ | /nˀ/ | n̓in̓wiʔs (later) | |
| p | pi | /p/ | pn̓kin̓ (when) | pop |
| p̓ | p̓a | /pʼ/ | p̓um (brown) | |
| q | qi | /q/ | qáqnaʔ (grandma) | |
| q̓ | q̓u | /qʼ/ | q̓aʔxán (shoe) | |
| qʷ | qʷa | /qʷ/ | qʷacqn (hat) | |
| q̓ʷ | q̓ʷʕay | /qʷʼ/ | q̓ʷmqin (antler) | |
| r | ri | /r/ | yirncút (make itself round) | |
| s | sas | /s/ | síyaʔ (saskatoon/sarvis/June berry) | sister |
| t | ti | /t/ | tum̓ (mother) | top |
| t̓ | t̓a | /tʼ/ | t̓ínaʔ (ear) | |
| u | u | /u/ | uł (and) | soon |
| w | wa | /w/ | wikn (I saw it) | walk |
| w̓ | əw̓s | /wˀ/ | sw̓aw̓ásaʔ (auntie) | |
| x | xu | /x/ | xixəw̓tm (girl) | |
| x̌ | x̌a | /χ/ | x̌ast (good) | |
| xʷ | xʷi | /xʷ/ | xʷuy (go) | |
| x̌ʷ | x̌ʷay | /χʷ/ | x̌ʷus (foam) | |
| y | yi | /j/ | yus (dark/purple) | yellow |
| y̓ | y̓u | /jˀ/ | c̓sy̓aqn (head) | |
| ʔ | ʔət | /ʔ/ | ʔaʔúsaʔ (egg) | uh-oh |
| ʕ | ʕay | /ʕ/ | ʕaymt (angry) | |
| ʕ̓ | ʕ̓aw | /ʕˀ/ | ʕ̓ac̓nt (look) | |
| ʕʷ | ? | /ʕʷ/ | kaʕʷm (pray) | |
| a | á | c | cʼ | ə | ə́ | ɣ | ɣʼ | h | ḥ | i | í | k | kʼ | kʷ | kʼʷ | l | lʼ | ɬ | ƛʼ | m | mʼ | n | nʼ | p |
| t | qʼʷ | qʼ | qʷ | q | r | rʼ | s | pʼ | tʼ | u | ú | w | wʼ | x | xʷ | x̌ | x̌ʷ | y | yʼ | ʔ | ʕ | ʕʼ | ʕʷ | ʕʼʷ |